Alexei Filippov joined the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation in 2005 and heads the Department of Legislation in the Field of Foreign Economic Activity of the Legal Department.
Within his competences, Alexey:

• Ensures participation of the Russian Federation in activities of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT);
• Works out and performs a legal review of the draft legal acts and international agreements on Foreign Economic Activity, Customs, International Relations, International Law, Cross-border Cooperation, on the creation and functioning of Special Economic Zones and Territories of Advanced Social and Economic Development in the Russian Federation.

Alexei graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University).